John Palmer

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

First of 6 men who volunteered to assist gunner of a battery upon which the enemy was concentrating its fire, and fought with the battery until the close of the engagement. His commanding officer felt he would never see this man alive again.

Rank: Corporal
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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